Dear Angie, Chris and all,<div><br></div><div>I would be glad to help!</div><div>Gabi<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2013/5/23 Angie Graves <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:angie@webgroup.com" target="_blank">angie@webgroup.com</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Dear Chris,<div><br></div><div>I can help with this by taking a first look at the 160 programs. I would be glad to share the task if anyone else is interested.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Thank you,</div>
<div><br></div><div>Angie Graves</div></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 12:59 PM, Chris Chaplow <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:chris@andalucia.com" target="_blank">chris@andalucia.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="ES" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear Members <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Here are some notes on the FY14 Draft Operating Plan and Budget was published a few days early on May 10.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Comments close 31 May and reply 21 June ahead of special Board meeting to approve on 28<sup>th</sup> June.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">FY14 starts 1 July. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Link to document.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/op-budget-fy14-10may13-en.htm" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/op-budget-fy14-10may13-en.htm</span></a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">This year has been very different from previous as the new CEO has implemented a new project management system called ATASK.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Finance Staff have been busy setting this up and inputting data. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">As a result there was no Framework Budget in February so the info in the draft Budget is new to the community.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The format this year is different, instead of 80 pages of document it is more 12 pages of glossy introduction and the rest tables. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span lang="EN-US">Highlights – High level<u></u><u></u></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Revenue <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">FY13 <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">General revenue forecast is <b>76m$</b> slightly down on budget <b>of 78m$</b> (71m$ in FY12 Forcast)<br>
Plus gTLD at <b>174</b>m$ up from an original <b>61</b>m$ (this is loading for non batching)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">FY14<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">General revenue budget is 88m$ ( historic transaction vols are -1% this is up due to 2.5 million .com contract change, 4 meeting sponships, New gTLD domain sales income in 7m).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Plus gTLD at applications <b>98 </b>m$ <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Operating Expenses<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">FY13<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Operating Expenses forecast <b>68m$ </b> against <b>74m$</b> in FY13 Budget from <b>71m$</b> in FY12 Budget and <b>63m$</b> in FY12 Forcast<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">ie FY13 expenses are again significant under budget<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">large 30m to reserves<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">FY14<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">84 m$ plus 57$ for new gTLD<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Staff levels<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Last year I reported Staff levels up from 149 to 189<br>FY13 forcast is average 179 and end of year 233<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">FY14 Budget is average 259 and end of year 284<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span lang="EN-US">Highlights – Low Level <u></u><u></u></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Here diving into ATASK <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Take information descriptive from <a href="http://myicann.org" target="_blank">myicann.org</a> - ‘projects’ tag <u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Projects Structure of Objectives – Goals – Portfolios – Programs<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">at the lowest level we have 160 ‘programmes’ which replaced the old projects <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">There is information of expenses in this xls <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/financials/proposed-opplan-budget-projects-spreadsheet-fy14-16may13-en.xlsx" target="_blank">http://www.icann.org/en/about/financials/proposed-opplan-budget-projects-spreadsheet-fy14-16may13-en.xlsx</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Where you can see the 160 programmes (same as those in (<a href="http://myicann.org" target="_blank">myicann.org</a>) with all expenses broken down into Personnel, Travel, Prof Services, Admin<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Problem for us now is that programmes are different from projects, so any year on year comparison is impossible. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I struggle a bit with the programme titles which read to me more like job descriptions than projects.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I think the work ahead in the BC comment is to go through the 160 programmes and ask ourselves what is this? If we don’t understand pose the question.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">As an example:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">FY13 <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Compliance</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> - 60% up to 6.1 m$ in FY13 from 4.8 m$ in FY12 Budget and 3.8 m$ in FY12 Forecast<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">FY14 - 11 programes<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">CC meeting updates 157k$<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">CC Monthly updates 0<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">CC Other programmes 571 k$<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">CC Complaint Processing and Monitoring Activities 1473 k$<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">CC Audit Programme 1115 k$<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">CC Contract and policy driven iniciatives 103 k$ <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">CC New gTLD programme readiness 162 k$<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">CC Outreach 0$<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Improve CC programme 0$<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">CC Annaul report 0$<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt">Total 3.5 m$<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<b><span lang="EN-US">To answer Ron’s question again</span></b><span lang="EN-US">, looking at the historical perspective. I looks more like the large increase in compliance that we celebrated last year did not happen. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">FY12 Budget was 4.8m <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">FY12 Forecast was 3.8m (need to research actual) <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">FY13 Budget was 6.9 m <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">FY13 Forecast was not reported?<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">FY14 Budget 3.5m <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">To point Andrew in the right direction for progress on Regional initiatives.<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">(and as a great example for all to try):<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">In myICANN.org projects<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Select “Internationalization”<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">In Fadi’s Goals select “Engage Stakeholders globally”<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">In Sally’s Portfolios select “Engage Stakeholders Globally” and Tarik’s program “Implement Regional Strategies”<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">In Sally’s Portfolios select “Regional initiatives, Including centres of Excellence” and Sally’s program “Development and implement standard office infrastructure”<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Turning to the xls <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/financials/proposed-opplan-budget-projects-spreadsheet-fy14-16may13-en.xlsx" target="_blank">http://www.icann.org/en/about/financials/proposed-opplan-budget-projects-spreadsheet-fy14-16may13-en.xlsx</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">for each program we can see the expenditure breakdown.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Using the above example<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">program “Implement Regional Strategies” 5.5m$<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">program “Development and implement standard office infrastructure” 99.340$ (in xls programme “Other Programs for Regional Initiatives, including Centers of Excellence”<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">So it looks loke 5,5m$ which probably was not in last year but who knows?<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">And Andrews second Outreach question.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">One would best go through the xls searching on the word Outreach for all the occurrences and investigate them one by one.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> Hope this is helpful<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Any comment or request for more elaboration in a particular area most welcome.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Any volunteers to review the 160 programms and either<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Ask question what it is?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Opinion on high or low figure from BC perspective, comparing to previous years where possible.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">There has not been much interest from the CSG work group this time around.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Angie and Gabi had been interested in this subject last year so I am hoping that it might continue.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Best <span><font color="#888888"><u></u><u></u></font></span></span></p><span><font color="#888888"><p class="MsoNormal">
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